9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This is one of the first pieces I created, but in a larger version.

RS2A.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS3.pdf

10 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many circular shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

Paper used is pearlized cardstock.

R4.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS5.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS6.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

The center of this piece contains shapes found in traditional Islamic art

Paper used is pearlized cardstock.

R8.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS9.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Based mostly on elliptical shapes

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

RS10.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains only rectangular shapes to create a pattern.

RS12.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many circular shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

R13.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS16.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS17.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

RS19.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

Inspiration comes from the spacer layer of a membrane switch

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS20.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains 4 similar circular shapes that each contain a different central theme

RS22.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

The center of this piece contains shapes found in traditional Islamic art

Paper used is pearlized cardstock.

R8.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many circular shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

R24.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS37.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

I met Mehnaz Khan at the 2018 Orlando Makerfaire. She creates beautiful Islamic Geometric Design paintings and also Modern Arabic Calligraphy Art. She mentioned that my art reminded her of Islamic geometric patterns. I started looking at and reading about Islamic Geometric Art, and decided to explore creating my own designs.

While researching Islamic art, I came across Craig S Kaplan, who did his doctoral dissertation on Computer Graphics and Geometric Ornamental Design . A lot of his research involved writing software to create Islamic star patterns. He wrote a really neat program called Taprats that was further updated by Pierre Baillargeon. My piece was inspired by all of the above.

RS44.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

I met Mehnaz Khan at the 2018 Orlando Makerfaire. She creates beautiful Islamic Geometric Design paintings and also Modern Arabic Calligraphy Art. She mentioned that my art reminded her of Islamic geometric patterns. I started looking at and reading about Islamic Geometric Art, and decided to explore creating my own designs.

While researching Islamic art, I came across Craig S Kaplan, who did his doctoral dissertation on Computer Graphics and Geometric Ornamental Design . A lot of his research involved writing software to create Islamic star patterns. He wrote a really neat program called Taprats that was further updated by Pierre Baillargeon. My piece was inspired by all of the above.

RS45.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS47.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS55pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

RS81.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS85.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS88.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS89.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS90.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS91.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

I met Mehnaz Khan at the 2018 Orlando Makerfaire. She creates beautiful Islamic Geometric Design paintings and also Modern Arabic Calligraphy Art. She mentioned that my art reminded her of Islamic geometric patterns. I started looking at and reading about Islamic Geometric Art, and decided to explore creating my own designs.

While researching Islamic art, I came across Craig S Kaplan, who did his doctoral dissertation on Computer Graphics and Geometric Ornamental Design . A lot of his research involved writing software to create Islamic star patterns. He wrote a really neat program called Taprats that was further updated by Pierre Baillargeon. My piece was inspired by all of the above.

RS92.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

Inspired to create interlocking triangles and circles.

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS93.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS94.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

I met Mehnaz Khan at the 2018 Orlando Makerfaire. She creates beautiful Islamic Geometric Design paintings and also Modern Arabic Calligraphy Art. She mentioned that my art reminded her of Islamic geometric patterns. I started looking at and reading about Islamic Geometric Art, and decided to explore creating my own designs.

While researching Islamic art, I came across Craig S Kaplan, who did his doctoral dissertation on Computer Graphics and Geometric Ornamental Design . A lot of his research involved writing software to create Islamic star patterns. He wrote a really neat program called Taprats that was further updated by Pierre Baillargeon. My piece was inspired by all of the above.

RS96.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

RS97.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

My inspiration came from something I found on Wikipedia called Enneacontahexagon which is a ninety-six-sided polygon

My version was inspired by: 96-gon_rhombic_dissection2.svg

I used the above as a template, and made modifications to allow me to laser cut to a smaller scale. I then offset the individual polygons by .015” per edge so the entire piece would stay together.

RS98.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

RS100.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

Same as RS102 but different colors

RS101.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

Same as RS101 but different colors

RS102.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

RS106.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece contains many different shapes to create Radial Symmetry.

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

I wanted to make a design that contained 9 different versions of Radial Symmetry. The 9 pieces are tied together by the same corners.

Nine_Lives.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

My inspiration came from finding a large leaf that Japanese beetles had eaten. I recreated all of the cutouts in a CAD program so that each cutout contains only tangent arcs and lines. Raster to vector software was not used in its production. I don’t believe in using it to produce art.

AutumnLeaf.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

Inspiration came from reading about Circle Packing. I found a website that contains a java program that allows you to create a Circle Packing of your own. The software is by Ken Stephenson. If you are interested, you can download the software and try it out yourself. I created a circle packing of my own, and then manipulated each shape with circular patterns that I liked.

Circle_Packing.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

The Flower of Life is a series of interlocking circles that create what has been termed as Sacred Geometry

Flower_Of_Life.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 15” x 15”

This piece is kind of self explanatory. Similar to Love_Heart, but different outer shapes.

Who doesn’t love art?

Love_Art.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This piece is kind of self explanatory. Similar to Love_Art, but with different shapes.

Love_Heart.PDF

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

Inspired by the Peace Sign that was prevalent in the late 1960’s

Peace.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

The filename pretty much describes what I was trying to convey.

Smile.pdf

9 layers of cardstock separately laser cut to create

🕸 Layered Paper Art 🕸

Matted and Framed. Frame size is about 13” x 13”

This is my take on a stained glass gothic window.

Window.pdf